Man stabbed in neck in fight in Holland Twp.

Wednesday

Aug 13, 2014 at 7:52 AMAug 13, 2014 at 7:57 AM

By Jim.Hayden@hollandsentinel.com(616) 546-4274

A 27-year-old Holland Township man is awaiting arraignment today in Holland District Court after police say he stabbed a man in the neck Tuesday morning.The victim, a 29-year-old Holland city man, received non-life-threatening injuries and was treated at Holland Hospital, according to the Ottawa County Sheriff’s Office.The 27-year-old faces the charge of assault with intent to do great bodily harm less than murder.The incident occurred about 7 a.m. in the 300 block of Elm Street in Holland Township when the suspect and victim had a disagreement that escalated into a physical altercation, police said.The incident remains under investigation.Anyone with information should contact the Ottawa County Sheriff’s Office at (616) 738-4000 or Silent Observer at (877) 887-4536 or visit the Silent Observer website at mosotips.com.This incident follows two recent stabbing incidents.Victor Donaldson, 16, was charged with open murder on Aug. 1 in the death of Japaris Lamar Rodgers, 18. Rodgers was walking with a group of friends on Riley Street near 132nd Avenue around 11 p.m. on July 31, according to police, when Donaldson approached Rodgers with two others before he stabbed him multiple times in the chest and torso with an open folding knife.A 14-year-old was arrested for stabbing Anthony Schild, 17, in the chest on Aug. 1 in the parking lot at City on a Hill Ministries in Zeeland. Schild was hospitalized and is recovering.Jodie Christine McLean, 42, of Holland, faces a charge of open murder and manslaughter in the stabbing death of Steven Gordon on Feb. 20 after a fight in an apartment on East 20th Street the previous evening.— Follow Jim Hayden on Twitter@SentinelJim.